AFL Hurt Locker: Who’s back and who’s hurt ahead of round 2

How healthy is your club? After just one week, there are already some big names on the sidelines. See the full injury list here.

One round into the new AFL season and there are already a number of key players and stars dealing with injury issues.

Here’s a look at how every club is placed ahead of round 2 in The Hurt Locker.

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Who's hurt and who's a chance to return in round two?

ADELAIDE

Andrew McPherson – hamstring – 1 to 2 weeks

Rory Laird – hand – test

Paul Seedsman – concussion – ongoing

In a huge boost for the Crows reigning club champion Rory Laird could return for Round 2 against Collingwood after a rapid recovery from a broken hand. Laird was expected to be out for four to six weeks after he fractured his hand in the Community Series match against Port Adelaide. Laird didn’t have surgery on the hand and despite that he has made a rapid recovery. Andrew McPherson is expected to be out for one to two weeks after he hurt his hamstring in the second quarter against Fremantle. Scans revealed he suffered a low-grade hamstring issue. Seedsman is continuing to rehab from concussion issues.

BRISBANE LIONS

Keidean Coleman – hamstring – seven weeks

Eric Hipwood – knee – indefinite

Dayne Zorko – calf – test

Young gun Keidean Coleman remains on the sideline with a hamstring injury suffered during the pre-season. Concerns were held for captain Dayne Zorko and Jarrod Berry out of round 1, however the club on Monday confirmed both players had escaped the worst and would be fine to play this weekend. Zorko suffered a slight tear to some scar tissue in his lower calf and will be available for selection this weekend.

CARLTON

Adam Cerra – AFL Health and Safety Protocols – 1 week

Jack Martin – AFL Health and Safety Protocols – 1 week

Dom Akuei – groin – Test

Sam Walsh – ankle – available

Liam Stocker – ankle – 2-3 weeks

Josh Honey – knee – 3-4 weeks

Caleb Marchbank – knee – 4-6 weeks

David Cuningham – knee – 12-16 weeks

Cerra and Martin will miss this week’s clash with the Western Bulldogs after testing positive to Covid-19 last Friday. But in a massive boost best-and-fairest winner Walsh is making a faster than expected recovery and is set to make a surprise return in Thursday night’s game despite being listed as 1-2 weeks on the injury list earlier in the week.

The up-and-about Pies are set for a boost with the return of Will Hoskin-Elliott. Picture: Michael Klein

COLLINGWOOD

Charlie Dean – foot – mid-season

Will Hoskin-Elliott – Covid protocols – test

Brayden Maynard – suspension – 1 week

Nathan Kreuger – concussion/suspension – available

Nathan Murphy – ankle – mid-season

Jordan Roughead – shoulder – 3-4 weeks

Kreuger can return from suspension so long as he clears the concussion protocols while Will Hoskin-Elliott should also be ready to play. Tough nut Brayden Maynard must serve one more match of his pre-season ban, but the Magpies are relatively healthy as they target their best start to a season (2-0) since 2013.

ESSENDON

Kyle Langford – hamstring – 12 weeks

Will Snelling – calf – 3-4 weeks

Jayden Laverde – soreness – test

Jake Stringer – groin – available

Harry Jones – ankle – 2-3 weeks

Zach Reid – foot – 3-4 weeks

Michael Hurley – hip – indefinite

Kyle Langford has been dealt a major blow with his hamstring injury worse than expected and he will miss up to three months. Will Snelling hurt his calf last week and will miss up to a month but the good news is that matchwinner Jake Stringer is confident he will be over his groin problem to play against Brisbane on Saturday. Defender Jayden Laverde will be closely monitored after being involved in a heavy collision with Geelong’s Jeremy Cameron which left him sore and sorry after the disappointing loss.

FREMANTLE

Sean Darcy – calf- – test

Nathan Wilson – shoulder – test

Nat Fyfe – back – test

Matt Taberner – hamstring – 1-3 weeks

Matthew Johnson – ankle – TBA

Eric Benning – lower leg – TBA

Sean Darcy and Nathan Wilson are both a chance to return this weekend with Dockers GM of Football Peter Bell confirming the pair’s respective injuries had improved. Nat Fyfe also faces a test but Bell said the club will make a call after Thursday’s main session with the skipper’s back injury still a concern.

GWS

Nick Haynes – Stomach – Test

Jesse Hogan – Soreness – Test

Conor Stone – Hamstring – 4-6 weeks

Zach Sproule – Shoulder – 6 weeks

Brent Daniels – Foot- 6-8 weeks

Jack Buckley – Knee – 3-4 months

Haynes played a full game in a VFL practice match last Saturday, while Hogan also took part in that match and played limited minutes. Both got through the match without any problems and are expected to put their hands up to return if they get through main training on Thursday.

Jeremy Cameron was taken to hospital, but he’s had some good news on the injury front. Picture: Michael Klein

GEELONG

Jeremy Cameron – hip – unlikely

Sam De Koning – concussion – 1 week

Sam Menegola – knee – 1-2 weeks

Gary Rohan – back – 4-6 weeks

James Willis – knee – 8-10 weeks

Toby Conway – hip – 10-12 weeks

Sam Simpson – concussion – 1-2 weeks

Flynn Kroeger – hip – 8-10 weeks

Jed Bews – concussion – available

Mitch Duncan – calf -(available

Gryan Miers – foot – available

Mark O’Connor – knee – available

Star forward Jeremy Cameron is set to join his Geelong teammates on the plane to Sydney on Thursday but his spot in the side is still in doubt after he ran laps at training on Wednesday. After being cleared of internal damage, Cameron has been working through a hip pointer injury following a brutal collision early in Saturday’s thumping win over Essendon. The goalkicker began Wednesday’s main training by running laps and quipped to staff he was feeling “better”.

GOLD COAST SUNS

Charlie Constable – groin – 1 to 3 weeks

Jack Bowes – shoulder – seven weeks

Ben King – knee – season

Bodhi Uwland – back – indefinite

The Suns were another team to escape any serious injuries from round 1. Charlie Constable shapes to come back into the selection frame in the coming weeks after suffering a groin injury in the pre-season, while Jack Bowes still faces another two months on the sideline.

HAWTHORN

Will Day – ankle – test

Max Lynch – concussion – 1 to 2 weeks

Jarman Impey – ankle – 1 week

Connor Downie – hamstring – 2 to 3 weeks

Lachlan Bramble – foot – 3 to 4 weeks

Hawthorn young gun Will Day could play his first game since June last year in Round 2 after completing three quarters in a VFL practice match last week. Coach Sam Mitchell confirmed Day, who was expected to miss the first month of the AFL season after ankle surgery last year, was “a chance” to play against Port Adelaide on Saturday. “We haven’t made a decision yet. He was playing limited time in the VFL, played three quarters or a touch more,” Mitchell said on Wednesday. “He’s getting very close. We’ll watch him and monitor him. Whether we play him this week, next week or the week after will be something to monitor. He’s a chance for this week.”

The Hawks could welcome back young gun Will Day this weekend. Picture: Getty Images

MELBOURNE

Trent Rivers – knee – test

Kade Chandler – abdominal – test

Michael Hibberd – calf – test

Jake Lever – foot – test

Harry Petty – calf – 3-4 weeks

Daniel Turner – foot – 4-6 weeks

Christian Salem – knee – 6-8 weeks

Coach Simon Goodwin confirmed premiership defender Jake Lever wouldn’t return for Saturday’s clash against Gold Coast as he continues to recover from a sore foot. But Trent Rivers will be back, to fill the gap left by Christian Salem, who is facing up to eight weeks on the sidelines after having knee surgery following the opening round win over the Western Bulldogs. “We are going to take a cautious approach (with Lever). He’s still a little bit sore in that foot,” Goodwin said. “It’s a good thing the plantar fascia is torn … we’ll make sure we mend him the right way. There’ a big likelihood Trent will come in to the team based on the work he has done over the last few weeks.”

NORTH MELBOURNE

Jed Anderson – conditioning – indefinite

Jackson Archer – finger – test

Atu Bosenavulagi – concussion – 1 week

Matt McGuinness – foot -3 weeks

Ben McKay – concussion – 1 week

Will Phillips – illness – indefinite

Jared Polec – ankle – test

Phoenix Spicer – hamstring – 3 weeks

Josh Walker – Covid-19 – test

Ben Cunnington – illness – indefinite

Jared Polec will be back in contention this week after an ankle issue saw him be a late withdrawal from the team that lost to Hawthorn. Ben McKay was concussed early on against the Hawks and will now enter the AFL’s concussion protocols. At VFL level Jackson Archer dislocated his finger but will be fine for this week while Atu Bosenavulagi is another to be in the concussion protocols. Jed Anderson is considered to be six to eight weeks away while a time frame for Ben Cunnington is unknown

PORT ADELAIDE

Aliir Aliir – ankle – 5 to 6 weeks

Tom Clurey – knee – 3 to 4 weeks

Charlie Dixon – ankle – 2-3 weeks

Xavier Duursma – shoulder – test

Orazio Fantasia – knee – 6-8 weeks

Robbie Gray – knee – test

Kane Farrell – knee – 3 to 4 weeks

Trent McKenzie – knee – test

The Power sent Aliir Aliir in for surgery on Monday after scans confirmed their fears that he had suffered a syndesmosis injury. They will be without him for at least a month, depending on how he recovers. But while that was a blow the Power might have dodged a few injury bullets. Scans haven’t been able to find a crack or fracture in Xavier Duursma’s shoulder and he was running at training. Trent McKenzie has dodged an ACL injury and will be a test for this weekend. Charlie Dixon was training on Tuesday but Round 2 against Hawthorn should come too soon for him.

RICHMOND

Kamdyn McIntosh – calf – test

Jack Riewoldt – thumb – 1 week

Dion Prestia – hamstring – 3-4 weeks

Nick Vlastuin – hamstring – 3-4 weeks

Kane Lambert – hip – 8-10 weeks

Dion Prestia is a massive out although the Tigers are at least glad his hamstring strain is minor but with his history of soft-tissue injuries he won’t be rushed. Full-forward Jack Riewoldt has had surgery on his thumb and after initially thinking he could get up because of a 10-day break, that has since been shelved and he won’t face the Giants. Defender Nick Vlastiun is back running but hasn’t been able to start kicking yet so is still weeks away while Kane Lambert is again trying to avoid surgery and will step up his running this week.

ST KILDA

Injury list

Jack Billings (hamstring) – 2-3 weeks

Hunter Clark (shoulder) – 3-5 weeks

Nick Coffield (ACL) – season

Paddy Ryder is fit but unlikely to make the trip to Perth while Billings and Clark remain a few weeks away. The worry for the Saints is they are relatively fit, despite the vanilla performance in Round 1. Jarryn Geary played a VFL match on the wing.

SYDNEY

Jake Lloyd – AFL Health and Safety Protocols – Test

Chad Warner – AFL Health and Safety Protocols – Test

Tom Papley – Hamstring – 1-2 weeks

Sam Naismith – Knee – Season

Lloyd and Warner should be available to face Geelong on Friday night after missing their side’s Round 1 match under AFL Covid-19 protocols. Papley is edging closer to a return from his pre-season hamstring injury.

WEST COAST

Oscar Allen – foot – 4-5 weeks

Campbell Chesser – ankle – Inactive

Greg Clark – shoulder – 5-6 weeks

Tom Cole – ankle – Inactive

Jamie Cripps – pectoral – 4-5 weeks

Jack Darling – foot – available

Liam Duggan – knee – available

Luke Edwards – groin – available

Tom Joyce – ankle – 3-4 weeks

Dom Sheed – ankle – 8 weeks

Luke Shuey – hamstring – available

Connor West – hamstring – 1 week

Elliot Yeo – calf – 2-3 weeks

Luke Shuey back would be massive for the injury-struck Eagles who should get a raft of players back including Alex Witherden and Tim Kelly. Jack Darling is also available and will make his much anticipated return alongside Liam Duggan. Gun midfielder Elliot Yeo is still at least a couple of weeks away.

WESTERN BULLDOGS

Marcus Bontempelli – ankle – Test

Tim O’Brien – hamstring – Test

Jason Johannisen calf – 2-3 weeks

Josh Bruce – knee – 4-5 months

Toby McLean – knee – 4-5 months

Sam Darcy – foot – Indefinite

Part of the glory of Marcus Bontempelli has been his durability – he has played 171 out of a possible 177 games since making his AFL debut and last missed a match in 2018 – so you would back his healing powers to get up for Thursday night. Recruit Tim O’Brien was signed with the knowledge Josh Bruce would miss most of this season and so the temptation would be to get him straight in against the Blues. Jason Johannisen’s pinged calf in the warm-up gave Lachie Hunter a reprieve while Josh Schache’s trial on a wing included a couple of forgettable, and goal-costing, moments against Melbourne.

Originally published as AFL Hurt Locker: Who’s back and who’s hurt ahead of round 2